"If the President means what he says on housing I couldn't be more pleased," wrote US Rep. Dennis Cardoza (D-CA), who endorsed Obama but has criticized him publicly. "People have waited too long for this relief."

"At the end of the night, there was still no plan for tax reform to create stronger economy w/ more jobs for families," tweeted a staff member with the GOP-controlled House Ways and Means Committee.

"If I was a teacher I'd give Barack Obama an A," wrote US Sen. Daniel K. Inouye (D-HI).

The president's State of the Union address can be viewed in the White House video archives in either enhanced or regular mode.